October 30 , 2021
It is now 11:18 pm
I had not intended to write tonight
But i received an Email saying POLL showing Biden ,Trump tied in Potential 2024 Match-Up
That was a dangerous way to think and i decided to come here and remind everyone of the Political Tern i had coined over 20 years ago
POLLOCRACY the power of the POLLS to influence and undercut DEMOCRACY
That was in a letter to the Editor of ANN ARBOR NEWS pubblished on May 4,1991
The Editorial Board had titled it : SAY NO to AMERICAN POLLOCRACY
At first i was not happy about THEIR choice of adding AMERICAN
Now , 20 years later i think perhaps they added American because they knew no other Nation uses POLLING in such a way .
After all they knew i had written another letter about TED KOPPEL 's question to DUKAKIS 13 days before Nov 1988 Election
to be continued
